Jeniffer Thompson
Writer. Reader. Interviewer. Cohost of The Premise Podcast. I help authors build brands + websites. Cofounder of the San Diego Writers Festival. Chicken-mama.
Appears in 99 Episodes
Susan Casey - Adventurer- Author of The Underworld
Jeniffer speaks with Susan Casey, adventurer and author, via Warwick’s to talk about her experiences studying, observing and interacting with the mysterious deep ocean...
Keith Rosson author of Fever House and Devil by Name
Keith Rosson is a living testament to how hard work and taking the long road can pay off. He’s the author of several novels, and the award-winning short story collecti...
Patty Lin - Author - End Credits: How I Broke Up with Hollywood - Writer: Freaks and Geeks, Friends, Desperate Housewives, and Breaking Bad
Patty Lin was a successful television writer for hit shows from Friends and Desperate Housewives to Freaks and Geeks and Breaking Bad. Many people dream of this. She d...
Susan Lieu - Playwright - Author of The Manicurist’s Daughter
Despite the darker topics of generational trauma and tragic, unnecessary death, this episode is humorous, quirky, and full of energy. This is likely because the guest,...
Matt Coyle - Author of the Rick Cahill Series
In another San Diego Writers Festival-related episode, Jeniffer talks with local San Diego author, Matt Coyle. He shares his process in character and story building an...
John Jennings - Author - The Uncertainty Solution: How to Invest with Confidence in the Face of the Unknown
John Jennings is the author of The Uncertainty Solution, which is a book on investing. But it’s anything but boring. It’s actually super entertaining and insightful, m...
Téa Obreht - Author The Morningside, Inland, The Tiger's Wife
In this episode, Jeniffer speaks with Téa Obreht at Warwick's Books. If you're a fan of her other novels, you'll love listening to Téa read a passage from her latest...
Swan Huntley - Author - I Want You More and You're Grounded: An Anti-Self-Help Book to Calm You the F*ck Down
Jeniffer and Chad chat with Swan Huntley about her latest novel, I Want You More. The novel follows Zara Pine, a ghostwriter who becomes absorbed into the life of a ce...
Zibby Owens - Founder of the Zibby Media empire, book influencer and author of Blank
Zibby Owens is truly a book lover. So much so that she has a book empire of sorts. She owns a bookstore in Santa Monica, started a publishing house, and founded Zibby ...
Anastasia Zadeik & Bethanne Patrick - Writing Through Darkness: Mental Health Narratives
In this episode of The Premise, Jennifer and Chad talk with Anastasia Zadeik, author of the novel The Other Side of Nothing, and Bethanne Patrick, memoirist of Life B,...
Tommy Orange - Beyond the Pages: Exploring Identity and Inheritance
In this episode, Jennifer sits down at Warwick's Books with Pulitzer Prize Finalist, Tommy Orange. He is the author of There There, and most recently, Wandering Stars....
Belo Cipriani - Oleb Books - Digital Inclusion Strategist, Author, and Teacher
In this first episode of the fifth season Jeniffer and Chad welcome Belo Cipriani for his second interview with them. This episode was timed to air on Global Accessibi...
Alice Hoffman - Author The Invisible Hour
Jeniffer is joined via Warwick’s Books by prolific writer Alice Hoffman. Hoffman is most known for her book, Practical Magic, which was made into a film of the same na...
Smith Publicity
The guests so nice, we had them twice! Because their last episode was one our most listened to, Dan and Sandy from Smith Publicity are back. They share inside informat...
Sophie Mackintosh - Author - Cursed Bread
Sophie Mackintosh’s debut novel, The Water Cure, was nominated for the 2018 Man Booker Prize. Now, her latest novel, Cursed Bread, inspired by a mass poisoning that ac...
Shelby Stanger - Journalist, Speaker, Podcaster, Adventurer TEDxSanDiego Speaker
Shelby Stanger is another podcaster, author, and big adventurer. Truly. She adventures for a living pretty much. And she inspires others to find their own adventure th...
KishaLynn Moore Elliott - Author - TEDxSanDiego speaker
Words are KishaLynn Elliot’s superpower. She uses that superpower to tell stories, educate, and inspire. She’s an author, speaker and Vice President of Operations and ...
Jesse Leon - Author TEDx Speaker
Jesse Leon is a San Diegan, TED X speaker, Harvard graduate, consultant and survivor. Jeniffer speaks to him about his memoir, I’m Not Broken, and the story of his pas...
Gina Simmons Schneider, Ph.D. - Author - Frazzlebrain
Gina Simmons Schneider, PhD, is a Psychotherapist and expert in coping skills. And she used this expertise to write a book about dealing with the common anxieties and ...
Cecile Pin - Author - Wandering Souls
This episode comes to you via Warwick’s Books. Jeniffer speaks with the author of Wandering Souls, Cecile Pin. Her much praised debut novel was longlisted for the Wome...
Madhushree Ghosh - Author - Khabaar: An Immigrant Journey of Food, Memory and Family
San Diego author, social justice activist, and Pushcart nominee Madhushree Gosh is today’s guest. She talks with Jeniffer and Chad not only about her book, Khabaar: An...
Susanna Hoffs - The Bangles, Author- This Bird Has Flown
For all you Gen X folks out there, this week's guest doesn't really need an introduction. Because she's Susanna Hoffs! But did you know Susanna is also an author? Jen...
Walter Green - Founder - Say it Now Movement
Walter Green is a man on a mission. He’s the author of, This Is The Moment, a mentor, lecturer and is involved in many nonprofits. He’s all about gratitude. His philos...
True Crime Author Deborah Holt Larkin
In this episode Jeniffer and Chad are joined by guest Deborah Larkin. Deborah is the author of A Lovely Girl. The novel is part true crime drama, part memoir. Because ...
Author Tom Rob Smith talks about his novel Cold People
Tom Rob Smith speaks with Jeniffer via Warwick’s books about his latest novel, Cold People. Tom is an award-winning novelist, screenwriter, and creator of the Child 44...
Laura Cathcart Robbins - Author - Stash: My Life in Hiding
Laura Cathcart Robbins is back! Laura has been on The Premise before to talk about her own podcast, The Only One in the Room. You can check it out here. In this episo...
Mike Rothschild - Author - The Storm is Upon Us
Mike Rothschild is a journalist covering internet culture, politics and conspiracy theories. His latest book, The Storm is Upon Us, covers a very recent conspiracy t...
Suzanne Allain - Author/Screenwriter Mr. Malcolm's List
Suzanne Allain wrote her first novel, Mr. Malcolm’s List, in 2009 and has since turned it into the screenplay for the movie of the same name. Find out how that all wen...
Mona Awad - Author - All's Well
Novelist and short story writer Mona Awad, whose work has been hailed as “genius” by Margaret Atwood, talks with Jeniffer via Warwicks about her latest novel, All’s We...
Authors Eve Chase & Rosie Walsh
It’s a two for one with this episode! Eve Chase, author of The Birdcage and Rosie Walsh, author of The Love of My Life join Jeniffer via Warwick’s books to talk about ...
